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No. 271,095. Patented Jams, was.

WITNEEE'EE Inh/EMTLIH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS E. MERRIMAN, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO FOSTER, MERRIAM 8c CO., OF SAME PLACE.

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:SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,095,Y dated January 23, 1883. Application filed June 9, 1882. (No model.)

o all whom it may concern:`

Be it known that I, JULiUs E. MERRIMAN, L-of Meriden, in the county of New Haven,in the'State ot' Connecticut, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Drawer-Pulls, .of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciijcation, in explaining its nature, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a drawerpull illustrating myinvention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof, illustratingthe construetion. Fig. 3 is a front elevation, representing a bail-handle instead of' a ring-handle5 and Fig 4 is a detail View, illustrating the construction shown in Fig. 3.

This in-vention is au improvement upon that described in my Letters Patent No. 178,317, dated June 6, 1876.- Iu said Letters Patentl describe a drawer-pull having atubular shank struck up-from one andthe same piece ot' metal, and having a socket at its outer end for thereception ofthe ball of the handle or pull 5 and I am aware that it is not new to make au openended tubular standard or a tubular standard of uniform diameter throughout, or to use for a standard a metal shell held inplace by a screw.

The principal points ot' my present invention are comprised in the hollow drawer-pull standard, having a shank and enlarged head and cap formed to cover and lit closely over the head, and means provided whereby the segmental ring orl other suit-able handle is united to the standard, the construction concealing the ends ofthe ring and preventing it from turning in the standard, aided by a tilling inside the head of the standard, and the whole thus formed thereby given anappearance ot' strength and solidity.

The simplicity of my present adaptation of parts promotes cbeapness without sacrificing beauty or practical utility.

V.Referring to tbe drawings, ais a tubular head, and b itslshank. c is a cap, which fits tightly7 upon the head and extends to the point cl, in Order that it. may appear to be solid with the head. v By this construction the ringis prevented from being turned in thehead upon its owncenter and its ends serve to fasten the 5o cap and head securely together. The segmental ring c is preferably used, whose ends pass through the cap and head andinside the wood or other lling g, placed in the cavity f, the foregoing parts heilig provided with holes 55 h, to receive the ends my m. of the ring. It the bail-handle, as represented in Fig. 3, is used, there would ofcourse he but one hole L in the cap and head'.

One of the chief objects of my invention is 6o to cheapen the construction without sacrificing the apparent solidity and beauty of the structure. Y

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The-hollow drawer-pull standard consisting of the shank b, an enlarged head, athe cap c, and the h'lling g, the head, cap, and filling each provided with holes h, in combination with 7o thc open or segmental ling c, or other handle, t adapted to be united with thestandard at the holes It, all arranged and constructed substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

JULIUS E. MERRIl/IAN.

Witnesses:

F. H. DENIsoN, GEO. C. MERRIAM. 

